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Selected Verse: 2 Kings 14:7 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
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| 2Ki 14:7 |
Strong Concordance |
He slew [05221] of Edom [0123] in the valley [01516] of salt [04417] ten [06235] thousand [0505], and took [08610] Selah [05554] by war [04421], and called [07121] the name [08034] of it Joktheel [03371] unto this day [03117]. |
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King James |
He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Selah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel unto this day. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
HE SMITES EDOM. (Kg2 14:7)
He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand--In the reign of Joram the Edomites had revolted (see Kg2 8:20). But Amaziah, determined to reduce them to their former subjection, formed a hostile expedition against them, in which he routed their army and made himself master of their capital.
the valley of salt--that part of the Ghor which comprises the salt and sandy plain to the south of the Dead Sea.
Selah--literally, "the rock"; generally thought to be Petra.
Joktheel--that is, "given" or "conquered by God." See the history of this conquest more fully detailed (Ch2 25:6-16). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Amaziah's Idumaean war is treated at length by the writer of Chronicles (marginal reference).
The "Valley of Salt" is usually identified with the broad open plain called the Sabkah, at the southern end of the Dead Sea - the continuation of the Ghor or Jordan gorge. At the north-western corner of this plain stands a mountain of rock-salt, and the tract between this mountain and the sea is a salt-marsh. Salt springs also abound in the plain itself, so that the name would be fully accounted for. It is doubted, however, whether the original of the word "valley," commonly used of clefts and ravines, can be applied to such a sunk plain as the Sabkah; and it is certainly most unlikely that 10,000 prisoners would have been conveyed upward of eighty miles (the distance of the Sabkah from Petra), through a rough and difficult country, only in order to be massacred. On the whole, it is perhaps most probable that the "Valley of Salt" yet remains to be discovered, and that its true position was near Selah or Petra (see Jdg 1:36 note). Amaziah gave to Petra the name Joktheel, "subdued by God," in a religious spirit as an acknowledgment of the divine aid by which his victory was gained. The name failed to take permanent hold on the place, because the Edomites, on not long afterward recovering their city, restored the old appellation (Ch2 28:17; compare Isa 16:1, and Amo 1:11).
Unto this day - The writer of Kings evidently gives the exact words of his document, composed not later than the reign of Ahaz, before whose death the Edomites had recovered Petra. |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
Edom
See (Ch2 25:5-16). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Joktheel - Which signifies, the obedience of God, that is, given him by God as a reward of his obedience to God's message by the prophet, Ch2 25:8-9. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| He slew of Edom to the valley of salt - This war is more circumstantially related in Ch2 25:5, etc. The Idumeans had arisen in the reign of Joram king of Judah, and shaken off the yoke of the house of David. Amaziah determined to reduce them to obedience; he therefore levied an army of three hundred thousand men in his own kingdom, and hired a hundred thousand Israelites, at the price of one hundred talents. When he was about to depart at the head of this numerous army, a prophet came to him and ordered him to dismiss the Israelitish army, for God was not with them: and on the king of Judah expressing regret for the loss of his hundred talents, he was answered, that the Lord could give him much more than that. He obeyed, sent back the Israelites, and at the head of his own men attacked the Edomites in the valley of salt, slew ten thousand on the spot, and took ten thousand prisoners, all of whom he precipitated from the rock, or Selah, which was afterwards called Joktheel, a place or city supposed to be the same with Petra, which gave name to Arabia Petraea, where there must have been a great precipice, from which the place took its name of Selah or Petra. |
6 He hired [07936] also an hundred [03967] thousand [0505] mighty [01368] men of valour [02428] out of Israel [03478] for an hundred [03967] talents [03603] of silver [03701].
7 But there came [0935] a man [0376] of God [0430] to him, saying [0559], O king [04428], let not the army [06635] of Israel [03478] go [0935] with thee; for the LORD [03068] is not with Israel [03478], to wit, with all the children [01121] of Ephraim [0669].
8 But if thou wilt go [0935], do [06213] it, be strong [02388] for the battle [04421]: God [0430] shall make thee fall [03782] before [06440] the enemy [0341]: for God [0430] hath [03426] power [03581] to help [05826], and to cast down [03782].
9 And Amaziah [0558] said [0559] to the man [0376] of God [0430], But what shall we do [06213] for the hundred [03967] talents [03603] which I have given [05414] to the army [01416] of Israel [03478]? And the man [0376] of God [0430] answered [0559], The LORD [03068] is [03426] able to give [05414] thee much more [07235] than this.
10 Then Amaziah [0558] separated [0914] them, to wit, the army [01416] that was come [0935] to him out of Ephraim [0669], to go [03212] home [04725] again [03212]: wherefore their anger [0639] was greatly [03966] kindled [02734] against Judah [03063], and they returned [07725] home [04725] in great [02750] anger [0639].
11 And Amaziah [0558] strengthened [02388] himself, and led forth [05090] his people [05971], and went [03212] to the valley [01516] of salt [04417], and smote [05221] of the children [01121] of Seir [08165] ten [06235] thousand [0505].
12 And other ten [06235] thousand [0505] left alive [02416] did the children [01121] of Judah [03063] carry away captive [07617], and brought [0935] them unto the top [07218] of the rock [05553], and cast them down [07993] from the top [07218] of the rock [05553], that they all were broken in pieces [01234].
13 But the soldiers [01121] of the army [01416] which Amaziah [0558] sent back [07725], that they should not go [03212] with him to battle [04421], fell [06584] upon the cities [05892] of Judah [03063], from Samaria [08111] even unto Bethhoron [01032], and smote [05221] three [07969] thousand [0505] of them, and took [0962] much [07227] spoil [0961].
14 Now it came to pass, after [0310] that Amaziah [0558] was come [0935] from the slaughter [05221] of the Edomites [0130], that he brought [0935] the gods [0430] of the children [01121] of Seir [08165], and set them up [05975] to be his gods [0430], and bowed down [07812] himself before [06440] them, and burned incense [06999] unto them.
15 Wherefore the anger [0639] of the LORD [03068] was kindled [02734] against Amaziah [0558], and he sent [07971] unto him a prophet [05030], which said [0559] unto him, Why hast thou sought [01875] after the gods [0430] of the people [05971], which could not deliver [05337] their own people [05971] out of thine hand [03027]?
16 And it came to pass, as he talked [01696] with him, that the king said [0559] unto him, Art thou made [05414] of the king's [04428] counsel [03289]? forbear [02308]; why shouldest thou be smitten [05221]? Then the prophet [05030] forbare [02308], and said [0559], I know [03045] that God [0430] hath determined [03289] to destroy [07843] thee, because thou hast done [06213] this, and hast not hearkened [08085] unto my counsel [06098].
20 In his days [03117] Edom [0123] revolted [06586] from under the hand [03027] of Judah [03063], and made [04427] a king [04428] over themselves.
7 He slew [05221] of Edom [0123] in the valley [01516] of salt [04417] ten [06235] thousand [0505], and took [08610] Selah [05554] by war [04421], and called [07121] the name [08034] of it Joktheel [03371] unto this day [03117].
11 Thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068]; For three [07969] transgressions [06588] of Edom [0123], and for four [0702], I will not turn away [07725] the punishment thereof; because he did pursue [07291] his brother [0251] with the sword [02719], and did cast off [07843] all pity [07356], and his anger [0639] did tear [02963] perpetually [05703], and he kept [08104] his wrath [05678] for ever [05331]:
1 Send [07971] ye the lamb [03733] to the ruler [04910] of the land [0776] from Sela [05554] to the wilderness [04057], unto the mount [02022] of the daughter [01323] of Zion [06726].
17 For again the Edomites [0130] had come [0935] and smitten [05221] Judah [03063], and carried away [07617] captives [07628].
36 And the coast [01366] of the Amorites [0567] was from the going up [04608] to Akrabbim [04610], from the rock [05553], and upward [04605].
5 Moreover Amaziah [0558] gathered [06908] Judah [03063] together [06908], and made [05975] them captains [08269] over thousands [0505], and captains [08269] over hundreds [03967], according to the houses [01004] of their fathers [01], throughout all Judah [03063] and Benjamin [01144]: and he numbered [06485] them from twenty [06242] years [08141] old [01121] and above [04605], and found [04672] them three [07969] hundred [03967] thousand [0505] choice [0977] men, able to go forth [03318] to war [06635], that could handle [0270] spear [07420] and shield [06793].
6 He hired [07936] also an hundred [03967] thousand [0505] mighty [01368] men of valour [02428] out of Israel [03478] for an hundred [03967] talents [03603] of silver [03701].
7 But there came [0935] a man [0376] of God [0430] to him, saying [0559], O king [04428], let not the army [06635] of Israel [03478] go [0935] with thee; for the LORD [03068] is not with Israel [03478], to wit, with all the children [01121] of Ephraim [0669].
8 But if thou wilt go [0935], do [06213] it, be strong [02388] for the battle [04421]: God [0430] shall make thee fall [03782] before [06440] the enemy [0341]: for God [0430] hath [03426] power [03581] to help [05826], and to cast down [03782].
9 And Amaziah [0558] said [0559] to the man [0376] of God [0430], But what shall we do [06213] for the hundred [03967] talents [03603] which I have given [05414] to the army [01416] of Israel [03478]? And the man [0376] of God [0430] answered [0559], The LORD [03068] is [03426] able to give [05414] thee much more [07235] than this.
10 Then Amaziah [0558] separated [0914] them, to wit, the army [01416] that was come [0935] to him out of Ephraim [0669], to go [03212] home [04725] again [03212]: wherefore their anger [0639] was greatly [03966] kindled [02734] against Judah [03063], and they returned [07725] home [04725] in great [02750] anger [0639].
11 And Amaziah [0558] strengthened [02388] himself, and led forth [05090] his people [05971], and went [03212] to the valley [01516] of salt [04417], and smote [05221] of the children [01121] of Seir [08165] ten [06235] thousand [0505].
12 And other ten [06235] thousand [0505] left alive [02416] did the children [01121] of Judah [03063] carry away captive [07617], and brought [0935] them unto the top [07218] of the rock [05553], and cast them down [07993] from the top [07218] of the rock [05553], that they all were broken in pieces [01234].
13 But the soldiers [01121] of the army [01416] which Amaziah [0558] sent back [07725], that they should not go [03212] with him to battle [04421], fell [06584] upon the cities [05892] of Judah [03063], from Samaria [08111] even unto Bethhoron [01032], and smote [05221] three [07969] thousand [0505] of them, and took [0962] much [07227] spoil [0961].
14 Now it came to pass, after [0310] that Amaziah [0558] was come [0935] from the slaughter [05221] of the Edomites [0130], that he brought [0935] the gods [0430] of the children [01121] of Seir [08165], and set them up [05975] to be his gods [0430], and bowed down [07812] himself before [06440] them, and burned incense [06999] unto them.
15 Wherefore the anger [0639] of the LORD [03068] was kindled [02734] against Amaziah [0558], and he sent [07971] unto him a prophet [05030], which said [0559] unto him, Why hast thou sought [01875] after the gods [0430] of the people [05971], which could not deliver [05337] their own people [05971] out of thine hand [03027]?
16 And it came to pass, as he talked [01696] with him, that the king said [0559] unto him, Art thou made [05414] of the king's [04428] counsel [03289]? forbear [02308]; why shouldest thou be smitten [05221]? Then the prophet [05030] forbare [02308], and said [0559], I know [03045] that God [0430] hath determined [03289] to destroy [07843] thee, because thou hast done [06213] this, and hast not hearkened [08085] unto my counsel [06098].
8 But if thou wilt go [0935], do [06213] it, be strong [02388] for the battle [04421]: God [0430] shall make thee fall [03782] before [06440] the enemy [0341]: for God [0430] hath [03426] power [03581] to help [05826], and to cast down [03782].
9 And Amaziah [0558] said [0559] to the man [0376] of God [0430], But what shall we do [06213] for the hundred [03967] talents [03603] which I have given [05414] to the army [01416] of Israel [03478]? And the man [0376] of God [0430] answered [0559], The LORD [03068] is [03426] able to give [05414] thee much more [07235] than this.
5 Moreover Amaziah [0558] gathered [06908] Judah [03063] together [06908], and made [05975] them captains [08269] over thousands [0505], and captains [08269] over hundreds [03967], according to the houses [01004] of their fathers [01], throughout all Judah [03063] and Benjamin [01144]: and he numbered [06485] them from twenty [06242] years [08141] old [01121] and above [04605], and found [04672] them three [07969] hundred [03967] thousand [0505] choice [0977] men, able to go forth [03318] to war [06635], that could handle [0270] spear [07420] and shield [06793].